CLEVELAND — Trey Burke is making progress in his recovery from a sprained right knee, and is hoping to be back to game action soon.

Possibly even before the end of the Knicks' current three-game road trip, though that's far from a sure thing.

Burke, who sprained the MCL in his knee Dec. 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks, said after the Knicks' shootaround at Quicken Loans Arena Wednesday that the pain is going away and the swelling is done. The point guard stepped up his conditioning Wednesday.

"I feel really good about where I'm at," said Burke, who's averaging 12.0 points and 3.0 assists while shooting 42.2 percent from the floor and 36.1 percent from three-point range.

The big test for Burke has been to make cuts without any pain or setback, which he has been able to do.

"I feel good," Burke said. "I think a lot of it is mental right now as well. Just trusting it, going off instinct to make those cuts."

Burke has not done any contact yet, but he said the team's medical staff is likely going to have him do some of that in the "next couple days."

He said that will be the best indicator of when he comes back.

The Knicks play at Charlotte on Friday and then at Indiana on Sunday.

When asked if he believes he might be available for the Pacers game, Burke said he was hopeful but couldn't say for sure.

"They’re not giving me any type of, 'This is the game,'" Burke said. "They’re kind of just like, 'We’re gonna base it off of how you feel after you do have some contact.' I know on this trip I’m gonna do some one-on-one contact so like I said I think that’s gonna be the indicator. That’s gonna be kind of the measuring stick of when I come back. But I’m hoping."